Brown University vs Columbia University

Overview Comparison
Brown UniversityColumbia University
Collegedunia Score6.7 Out of 108.4 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 9 US News 2024
# 64 Times Higher Education 2024
# 73 QS World University 2024
# 12 US News 2024
# 17 Times Higher Education 2024
# 23 QS World University 2024
Subject Strength# 63 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 35 for Medicine by US News 2024
# 101 for Law by Academy Ranking of World Universities 2021
# 17 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 4 for Medicine by US News 2024
# 4 for Law by Times Higher Education 2024
ProgramsUG Programs -62
PG Programs -28
Doctorate Programs -7
UG Programs -23
PG Programs -58
Doctorate Programs -7
Acceptance Rate9.3 %7.0 %
Exam ScoreIELTS - 8
SAT - 1500
TOEFL - 100
GMAT - 680
IELTS - 7
SAT - 1410
TOEFL - 100
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   59254
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  59254
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 9774 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   58440
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  53040
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 10416 Per Year
placement (average package)

Brown University is one of the top private universities in Providence, United States. It is ranked #63 in QS World University Rankings 2023.

It ranks #55 in the graduate employability rank

Brown University Graduates & Alumni Salaries - By  Degree

Doctorate: $148,000 

Bachelor of Science: $128,000 

Bachelor of Arts: $115,000 

PhD: $69,000 


Columbia University is one of the top private universities in New York City, United States. It is ranked #22 in QS World University Rankings 2023. Ranked #18 in Graduate Employability Rank

Base Salaries by the following degrees:

Bachelor (Other):  $500,000 

Other Degree:  $280,000 

Doctorate:  $200,000 

Executive MBA:  $175,000 

MBA: $150,000 

Executive Masters:  $147,000 


Campuses and B-SchoolsNATeachers College at Columbia University
Columbia Business School
CollegeDunia Reviews6.8/10 Read 1 reviews7.6/10 Read 11 reviews
General Facts Comparison
General FactsBrown UniversityColumbia University
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Student:Faculty Ratio11:1
6:1
Male:Female46% Male, 54% Female52% Male, 48% Female
Location Facts

Campus is located in College Hill and Jewelry District; Main campus is situated on the east side of Campus Hill and has 235 buildings


Lies in the heart of NYC on Broadway and two faculties located outside Manhattan.
Main campus occupies more than six city blocks in Morningside Heights.
Landmark includes National Historic Landmarks, including the Philosophy Hall or ‘the site of the invention of the FM radio’


Library

One of the USA’s oldest library; has 6 million items including bound volumes, periodicals, maps, sheet music, digital objects, manuscripts, and electronic resources; 6 libraries ie. John D. Rockefeller Jr Library for humanities and social science, Science Library, John Hay Library for special collections, Orwig Music Library, Art Slide Library and Library Collections Annex


The low memorial library is a landmark. The university owns around 23 libraries scattered across the city. 
Resources in over 450 languages, Collection of 13 million volumes, 160,000 journals and other electronic resources.


Campus Life

38 varsity sports team having more than 900 student-athletes; Over 400 student organizations including Capella groups and community services, 4100 intramural sports participants and 60 public service groups; Main campus centuries-old-structures, labs and world-class ibraries


Art Gallery
Theatre
Public Outdoor Sculpture
Various Cafe
St. Paul’s Chapel

The university offers it all!!!


Hostel#On campus - $9774
#First-Year Residents - $10416
Famous Alumni

John Hay (US Secretary of State); Charles Evans Hughes (Chief Justice and US Secretary of State); John D Rockefeller Jr (philanthropist); Jim Yong Kim (World Bank President); Ted Turner (CNN founder and America’s Cup yachtsman); Dara Khosroswshahi (Uber CEO); Emma Watson (actress); Mary Chapin Carpenter (humorist); Samuel Gridley Howe (historian)


Barak Obama (Former US President), Alexander Hamilton (founding father of USA), Alicia Keys (singer), Sara Ali Khan (actress), Dorothy Irene Height (Women rights activist), Jake Gyllenhall (actor).


City Life

Providence is the capital city of Rhode Island; Originally was known as Providence Plantations; One of the first industrialized cities in the USA; known for textile manufacturing, machine tool, jewelry, and silverware industries; Unemployment rate was 4.1% in January 2020


Total international students in NY- 11%
New York houses almost 100 public libraries
800,000+ restaurants and cafes in New York
180 public parks throughout the city
Subway system- Operates 24/7, is a cost-effective, quick, and easy


Weather